The news was first reported on Fox Sports 1’s show “UFC Tonight.”
The event will take place one week following UFC 180, which will be
headlined by Cain
Velasquez defending his heavyweight crown against Fabricio
Werdum.

The Frank Erwin Center sits on the campus of University of Texas at
Austin and can hold in excess of 16,700 fans. The card will take
place during a Saturday of the college football season when the
Texas Longhorns are not in action.

The UFC hasn’t held an event in Austin since UFC Fight Night
“Marquardt vs. Palhares” in 2010. The main event featured Nate
Marquardt defeating Rousimar
Palhares via technical knockout in the first round, but it was
not without controversy.

Palhares attempted to secure a leg lock on Marquardt, but “The
Great” yanked his limb free immediately, leading the Brazilian to
claim something was wrong and alert referee Herb Dean to a
potential case of greasing. His protests were to no avail, however,
as Marquardt finished his foe via TKO at the 3:26 mark.